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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,312, dated February 19, 1889,

Application filed July 9, 1888.

To @ZZ whom Ait may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH K. BY WATERS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Paris, in the county of Lamar and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ealing-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to baling-presses- The object is to produce a baling-press which shall be of such construction that it will utilize the rebound force of the ha)7 on one plunger to assist in forcing up the plunger at the other end of the press, and by the same mechanism feed the hay to the baling-cham ber, operate the plungers to compress the same, and then automatically discharge the bundle from the baling-chamber; furthermore, to produce a simple, effective, and du-l rable baling-press.

lVith these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction. and eonibination of parts of a baling-press, as will be hereinafter fully described in the specification, illustrated in the drawings, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure l is a side elevation of the dcvice, showing the mechanism for operating the eondensers. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional vieuT showing the arms for operating the plungers, the crank to which the arms of the plun gers are connected, and the rollers pivoted to the frame to prevent friction and to lessen the power required to move the plungers. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the plungers, showing the saine provided with rollers on its under side. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of one of the condensers, showing the same provided with rollers; and Fig. 5 is an end view of the baling-ehamber, showing' the peculiar construction of the same.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the frame on which the device is mounted, the same being supported by means of trucks a', so as to facilitate its being transported from one place to another. At a point pref- Serial No. 279,411. (No model.)

erably near the center of the frame is mounted a shaft, B, the center of which is bent to form a crank, b, designed to operate both the plunger-arms C, to which the plungers c are secured, and the forcing device D, mounted above the frame and operating as a seesaw.

On one side of the shaft B is mounted a wheel, E, to which is secured a wrist-pin, e, designed to set in motion certain mechanism to Operate the condensers g to bring' the hay over the openings A', at which point :it is forced down into the baling-chamber by the forcing-arms 7L'l at each revolution of the wheel, all of which will be described farther on. The manner in which this is accomplished is as follows: At points preferably above and below the wheel E blocks F and F are secured tothe frame, the upper one, F, having a lever, f, pivoted to it at a point near its center, to the upper end of which. lever is connected a chain or rope, g, the ends of which pass back and are secured to a sliding frame, G, on which the condensers g" are secured. To the lower end of this lever f is pivoted a link, f, which connects with the lever f2, pivoted at its lower end to the block F, the two levers f and f2, in connection with the link f', forming a compound lever. The wrist-pin e is of less height than the thickness of the levers, and the link is pivoted on the top of the said levers. Thus when the wheel E is revolved and the wrist-pin e comes in contact with the inner side of the lower lever, f2, it forces it to one side and causes the lever f to be turned to the right, and with it the sliding frame G and condensers g. As the wheel continues to revolve, the pin passes under the link between the ends of the levers and comes in contact with the lever f and presses against its outer face and throws it in the opposite direction, thus moving the sliding frame, and with it the condenser at the opposite end of the press.

D designates a device for forcing the hay or other substance to be baled down into the baling-chamber, and is constructed as follows: At a point on the main frame A, and preferably at its center, are secured two standards or uprights, lll and H,in which are j ournaled two rocking shafts, 7L and 7L', carrying longitudinal bars h2 and h3. At the outer ends of IOO each of these bars is pivoted a vertical arm or bar, h, designed to force the hay down into the baling-chamber when the mechanism is operated. To each of the plunger-arms is secured a pin or bolt, I, to which are attached two4 chains, i and i', each of which connects with the bar h3 of the forcing device, one at each end, and so arranged that they pass through the top A2 of the main frame and over the pulleys 2, secured thereon.

'Vhen hay is to be baled, the mechanism operates in the following manner: The hay is first thrown into the condensers g', and as the wheel E revolves it causes the condenser-frame to move up and press the hay between the end g2 of the condenser and an upright, J, secured to the frame, thereby pressing the hay into a form that is substantially square. As soon as the condenser has been forced up as far as possible the vertical arm is then started and forces the hay down through one of the openings A formed in the top of the main frame and directly over the baling-chamber. As soon as the arm has forced thehay down to the bottom of the baling-chamber the plunger is then started and forces the hay into the chamber and compresses it in the usual way. Should an overcharge of hay be fed through the openings A into the baling-chamber, the rollers L, mounted upon the springs Z within the frame, will be forced up, and thus allow the hay to pass under the same and into the baling chamber. After the hay has been pushed forward as far as the plunger moves and as the plunger starts to return, the lining' ill of the baling-chamber, which is made of sheet metal, springs out and prevents the hay springing back into the said chamber, which would prevent the next charge being forced down into place by the feed-arms, while the center portion of the end of the bundle bulges out and presses against the plungers, thusoperating to assist in compressing the bundle at the other end 0f the machine.

In order to facilitate the easy movement of both the plungers and the condensers, the same are mounted upon rollers N, which move, respectively, on the bottom of the baling-chamber and the top of the main frame. Thus it will be seen that a large amount of friction will be overcome by this construction, and that less power will be necessary to operate the plungers.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a hay-baling press, the combination, with the frame, of the crankshaft, arms secured thereto, the plungers, the wheel mounted upon the shaft andv carrying a wrist-pin, the levers pivotally secured to the frame, the link pivoted to the'levers, the sliding frame and condensers, and means for connecting the lever f with the sliding frame, substantially as described.

2. In a hay-baling press, the combination, with the frame, of the crank-shaft, arms se cured thereto, the plun gers, the wheel mounted upon the shaft and carrying a wrist-pin, the levers pivotally secured to the frame, the link pivoted to the levers, the sliding frame and condensers, and means for connecting the lever f with the sliding frame, and the forcing device connected with and operated by the movement of the plunger-arms, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my `own l have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH K. l-YWATERS.

XVitnesses:

M. F. ALLEN, JosHUA S. SMITH. 

